music
-
John Came Home – Benjamin Dakota Rogers Happy Monday! This one is good for putting us in the Halloween spirit, I think. I came across Benjamin Dakota Rogers on TikTok of all places, and was stopped in my doom scrolling tracks by the opening guitar lick of “John Came Home“. I have long been a… Read more
-
This Must Be The Place(Naive Melody) [Live] – David Byrne Happy Friday! The Talking Heads have more recently become one of my go to bands to listen to on regular rotation. If you haven’t seen their concert film, Stop Making Sense, I highly recommend it. There was a recent remastered version released by A24, I’ll… Read more
-
The first 12 minutes and 24 seconds of Edwin Starr Live In Concert Judging by the quality of the audio and the cover itself, this album is ripped from the concert DVD. About the level of a high-quality bootleg at best, the audio is definitely an improvement over the video. (Headphones help a lot too)… Read more
-
Hard Sun – Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder has consistently been one of my favorite artists and voices in music since the first time my dad played the incredible Pearl Jam debut 10 for me when I was a youngster. I’m sure there are millions of others who share the same story. That’s pretty cool to… Read more
-
The Bird Hunters – Turnpike Troubadours This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get together with three of my closest friends in my hometown for a weekend of hunting. I would rather be in the woods than most places and really feel lucky that I have the opportunity to do so so often. However,… Read more
-
Freebird – Lynyrd Skynyrd Recorded live July of 1976 at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia Happy Friday! A big part of me starting this blog came from an inkling of an idea about Lynyrd Skynyrd being the most underappreciated and misrepresented band of all time, and at some point, I will make that argument;… Read more
-
Angel From Montgomery – Susan Tedeschi (John Prine) Recorded live at the Austin City Limits on June 23rd, 2003 in Austin, Texas John Prine is considered by many to be the ultimate singer/songwriter, and while I am inclined to agree, I really don’t know enough of his catalog. What little I do know is outstanding,… Read more
-
Soul Sacrifice – Santana Recorded at The Woodstock Music and Art Fair on August 16th, 1969, in Bethel, New York Probably my favorite performance from the entire Woodstock festival, Santana‘s “Soul Sacrifice” is an otherworldly experience to listen to. Also apparently quite otherworldly for Carlos to play, as many people have been told the tale… Read more
-
Present Tense – Pearl Jam Live In Chicago 05.16.2006 – Recorded May 16th, 2006 at The United Center in Chicago Pearl Jam is one of the 10 or so bands that I feel form the basis of my taste in music, and I have been a fan of their live stuff for a long time.… Read more
-
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon Stand In The Fire – recorded August 1980 at The Roxy in West Hollywood Happy Monday! As the previous post mentioned, I’m only doing live tracks this week. Warren Zevon, one of my absolute favorite artists and people of all time. He had a great sense of humor, and… Read more
My Taste in Music 